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15 September 17, 2003 The University News
Commentary
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Editorial Board
Jason Butler
Meghan Kuckelman
Rebecca Leland
Jodi Dickens
Letters Policy
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Where was I when JFK was shot?
Ohh I was inventing the tire swing
everywhere
83HOI
Eyes H. Mind
Editorial
UD students represent U.S. well to Great Britain
When reporters from the BBC came to UD last week to
interview students about the life of former president John F.
Kennnedy, they obtained educated, mature, and thought-
provoking comments that pay tribute to UD's emphasis on
stimulating Socratic dialogue. The answers students gave
Charles Wheeler, the BBC correspondent who conducted the
interview, were based on a well-founded knowledge of
Kennedy's presidency and also stemmed from valid and
informed personal experience. The students demonstrated
their ability to synthesize and communicate their opinions on
the presidential legend with tact and grace.
When the documentary airs in November, the students
interviewed will represent not only UD but the Uninted States
to Britan. This responsibility is a great honor, and a grave
one. With American foreign relations tense around the world,
presenting American youth as informed and capable of
bipartisan, reflective discourse is a task not to be treated lightly.
Knowing that the future of America rests with such articulate,
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well-rounded individuals will no doubt be a comfort to a world
that consistently looks to the United States for guidance and
approval.
Wheeler said that the U.S. is "having a bit of a struggle
carrying the world with it" and that "America is too very high
in people's regards; it's a good thing to remember that
occasionally." This statement is quite accurate and the youth
of America today need to understand the gravity of the
daunting task that lies before them.
UD students are traditionally marked as politically
conservative and unaware as to the goings on of the outside
world, somehow inexorably and stubbornly bound to the
classical texts and thoughts of the ancient world. But last
Wednesday they proved themselves to be knowledgeable of
current events, and not only aware, but educated enough about
them to discuss them confidently.
The UD community should be proud of these students, as
should the entire country.
Alumni disturbed
by lack of search
for chaplin
Dear Editor,
It is with admiration that we
applaud your Sept. 3 editorial
regarding the dismissal of the
university chaplain. While it is
the right of administration to
make "personnel decisions," as
Msgr. Joseph explained to the
Church of the Incarnation faith
community, this attitude of dis-
regard for those affected by this
action is very disturbing.
One would think that a Catho-
lic university's leadership would
consider the spiritual needs of
the students, faculty, and alumni
as an urgent priority. However,
this does not appear to be the
case.
Joseph has acknowledged
that he has no active search in
progress for a new chaplain. By
removing the previous chaplain
without any plans for a replace-
ment, the administration confers
that this was more of a "per-
sonal" conflict rather than a
"personnel" problem
Although campus ministry
has done an admirable job in its
attempt to fill in the gaps, this is
not enough. There must be a
priest available.
This lackadaisical attitude of
the administration is unaccept-
able, especially at this time when
the Church is suffering such
criticism for its lack of respon-
siveness.
It is unthinkable that the strat-
egy seems to be to hold the uni-
versity family at arm's length,
taking a wait and see approach
in locating someone who can be
a permanent sacramental minis-
ter. Msgr. Joseph was quoted as
saying he is looking for a priest
who has the "time and energy"
to give to the job.
In response, does the Univer-
sity of Dallas administration
have the time and energy to
search for a chaplain?
Mike Carter (BA '73)
Marcia Dimock Carter (BA
'73, M. Hum '00)
Senior thankful
for AIS summer
improvements
Dear Editor,
It was a pleasant surprise to
return to campus this August and
discover how much AIS - Aca-
demic Information Services -
had done to improve computer
and online access for students.
Besides the remodeled computer
labs (Science Building rooms 7
and 13), AIS installed a new
printing system.
Gone is the inconvenient and
annoying print-cards-pur-
chased-only-at-the-library-
whi le-it-is-open-which-is-not-
when-you-need-to-print-system.
In its place is a balance which is
attached to each student's
username, one that opens the
year with 25 free pages for each
user! The new, higher quality
and more wide-reaching wire-
less system will make laptop
users lives" much easier and
more enjoyable.
Thank you to Shawn Malone,
Mike Adams, and Ryan Helton
for all your hard work this sum-
mer.
Mary Jo White
Senior
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